Farmer remanded in prison over Imam’s murder
A forty-year-old farmer, Amadu Garba of Dudunni
village in the Kusada Local Government Area of Katsina State, has been remanded
in the prison custody in connection with the alleged murder of the chief imam
in the village, Mallam Basiru Auwal.
Auwal was, until his death, the Chief Imam of one
of the Jumaat mosques in the village.
A Katsina Senior Magistrates’ Court, presided over
by Hajiya Faleela Dikko, directed that Garba be remanded in the prison custody till March 29,2018, when
his case would come up for mention.
Police prosecutor, Inspector Sani Ado, told the
court on Tuesday that investigation into the incident had been completed but
legal advice from the state Ministry of Justice was being awaited.
He sought an adjournment which the magistrate
granted.
Garba was charged with alleged culpable homicide
which the police said was contrary to Section 221 of the Penal Code.
The police told the court that the deceased’s
younger brother, Ibrahim Auwal, lodged a complaint at Kusada police station
about the murder.
Ibrahim reportedly told the police that the
remains of the 45-year-old cleric were found in his room with his stomach
ripped open.
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